# China’s Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches two satellites

https://mins.news/en/item/13756

- China News Service, 2026-08-05 06:44 UTC
- Science
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/photo/2026-08-05/detail-ihfhziqh0061909.shtml

> A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket lifted off from waters near China’s eastern Shandong Province on Aug. 5, 2026. It carried Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02 into their planned orbits. The mission successfully placed both satellites in space.

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